中考阅读能力自测(二)

1、 北京中考网北达教育旗下 电话考阅读能力自测(二). 完形填空(共10分,每小题1分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I have 1 useful dictionary. Therere many 2 for each word in it. But I only read the first meaning of a word in the dictionary. I never read the other meanings, because I want to read _3_ This morning, when I was

2、 reading a book, I met a strange sentence. It 4 to be easy, but it wasnt. The sentence 5 six words “Draw a picture of your house.” I knew five of them, but I didnt understand the word “draw”. So I opened my dictionary and 6 the first meaning of “draw”. It was “pull”. I said to 7 , “Now I know all th

3、e words, and I think I can understand the sentence.” So I read it again “Pull a picture of your house.” “What does this mean? I cant still understand it.” I went to ask my friend Dick for help and he laughed. He picked 8 my dictionary and said to me, “Look, Jack. The second meaning of draw is make a

4、 picture 9 a pen or pencil. So the sentence means make a picture of your house.” I understand! And I also know 10 to use a dictionary.( )1. A. anB. the C. a D. /( )2. A. parts B. meanings C. examples D. words( )3. A. slowly B. carefully C. quickly D. soon( )4. A. sawB. liked C. seemed D. looked( )5.

5、 A. had B. appeared C. made D. were( )6. A. arrived B. showed C. found D. brought( )7. A. me B. mine C. myself D. I( )8. A. at B. on C. down D. up ( )9. A. of B. with C. use D. by( )10. A. why B. what C. which D. how. 阅读理解(共20分,每小题2分)阅读下面的短文,从各题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A“Have You Anything to Declare?”In 190

6、9, an English newspaper gave 1,000 pounds to the first man to fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane. Today, modern jets cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very colourful. One was Loui

7、s Bleriot. He owned a factory in France that made motor car lamps. He was already well-known as a pilot because he had crashed(撞) several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, “He may not be the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in a crash!” But Ble

8、riot was really a good and brave pilot. He also had many good ideas about aeroplane design. The other man was Hubert Latham. He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him he had only a year to live. “Oh, well.” He said, “If Im going to die soon, I think I shall hav

9、e a dangerous and interesting life now.” Latham was the first man to try the flight across the channel. Ten kilometers from the French beach, The engine of his plane was in trouble. It crashed into the water and began to sink (下沉) under the water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting c

10、almly (平静地) on the wing and was coolly lighting a cigarette. Bleriot took off six days later. He flew into some very bad weather and very low cloud. He somehow got to the English side and landed in a farmers field. When he did so, a customs officer rushed up to his plane. Planes have changed greatly

11、 but customs formalities (海关检查手续) was behind the times. “Have you anything to declare (申报)?” the officer asked. ( )11. “A good distance” in Paragraph One means _.A. a very long distanceB. a distance shorter than people thought C. an easy flying distance D. no distance at all( )12. Bleriot was well k

12、nown as a pilot because _.A. he had many good ideas about aeroplane design B. he was quite rich C. he had had a few accidents D. he was very brave ( )13. The flight for Bleriot was _.A. sad B. dangerous C. the first D. successful ( )14. Which of the following about Latham is not true? A. He was told

13、 he could live another year. B. He became a pilot on the doctors advice. C. His plane had some trouble. D. He was saved by a boat when his plane was sinking. ( )15. Why did the customs officer rush to the plane? A. To see if everything was all right with the plane. B. To make sure that the pilot was

14、 not hurt. C. To ask why the plane had landed in a farmers field. D. To ask him to declare customs (海关关税). B Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg. Every day Jeff puts on an artificial(假的) leg. The leg is plastic. With th

15、e plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run. When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the East to the West. He started running in Boston on April 1. He stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 5,150 kilometres; thats about 26 kilome

16、tres each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and 5 plastic legs.Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff. It was for the American Cancer Society(美国癌症协会). The American Cancer Society used the money to study more about

17、 cancer. On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about life of the disabled people. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: he skis, swims, plays soccer, and runs. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer. Jeff says, “People can do anything they w

18、ant to do. I want people to know that I ran not only for the disabled people, but also for everybody.”( )16. The money Jeff got on the way to Los Angeles was used for _. A. helping people who have cancer B. the American Cancer Society C. helping the disabled D. his studies to be a lawyer( )17. The s

19、tory tells us that _. A. Jeff is so strong that he can run across America B. the disabled people like Jeff always have kind hearts C. Jeff is a lucky person because everybody gives him money D. Jeff wants to show that the disabled people can do anything they want to ( )18. It took Jeff _ to run from

20、 Boston to Los Angeles. A. six and a half months or so B. more than two hundred days C. almost twenty-five weeks D. less than half a year( )19. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Jeff liked running after he was disabled. B. Jeff now can do almost everything because he is strong and rich. C. Jeff wan

21、ted to find a job as a lawyer.D. After the long running from Boston to Los Angeles, Jeff made a lot of money for his studies.( )20. After reading, we can guess the Chinese meaning of “disabled” is “_”. A. 有能力的 B. 强壮的 C. 残疾的D. 有爱心的. 获取信息和回答问题(共10分,每小题1分)仔细阅读下面的广告,然后填写信息卡并回答问题。Let you have great fun F

22、eel bored? What are you looking for? Come and join us at 2005 English Party!1. Hosted by the only local English newspaper Guangzhou Morning Post.2. Hundreds of English lovers together with the foreigners will surely bring great fun.3. Funny games, karaoke singing, hip-hop dancing. Whatever you can t

23、hink of. We welcome all foreigners to come for free. You are sure to meet and make a lot of friends. Masks(面具), together with the drink and biscuits, are offered free.Place: The Labor Union Hall of Guangzhou Daily Press Group, No. 10 Tongle Lu, Renmin Zhong LuTime: 7:30 pm9:30 pm Dec. 15th, 2005 (Th

24、ursday) For more information, please callInformation CardName of the activity21_Purpose(目的)22_The host23_Telephone number24_Time25_Questions:26. Must the foreigners pay for the party? _27. Can we sing karaoke in the party? _28. What is offered free during the party? _29. How many local

25、 English newspapers does Guangzhou have? _30. Whats the address of the Labor Union Hall of Guangzhou Daily Press Group? _. 综合填空(共10分,每小题1分)根据短文内容及首字母提示,补全所缺单词,使短文意思完整连贯。 A 35-year-old British milkman, Steve Leech, saved some people in a shop and the flats above it with milk and w 31 the National Bravery Award.When Leech was delivering milk as usual along Pine Street, he suddenly h 32 a loud, strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke c 33 from a shop. “The shop must be on f 34, I thought,” he said. “And then I d 35 to do something at once. So I r 36 into the shop and helped the peo